HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 327 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 330 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST FRIDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE PRECIPITATION AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS TONIGHT. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN...ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE PRECIPITATION AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN...ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY
Issue Date: 235 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE LATE NIGHT OR PREDAWN
HOURS. SURFACES TEMPERATURES COULD STILL BE AT...OR SLIGHTLY
BELOW...THE FREEZING MARK. AS A RESULT...RAIN MAY FREEZE ON
EXPOSED SURFACES.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH.
HOWEVER...THE STRONG WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH THE LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TO CAUSE SOME TREE LIMBS TO BREAK.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK BY
NOON.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL COULD TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED.
UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS COULD BE ICY. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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KTB

HIGH WIND WATCH
Issue Date: 338 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING HIGH WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER FRIDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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